Wheel



H. C. GIBSON.

v WHEEL. APPLICATION FI LED PCT. 17, I916- R ENEWED SEPT. 1 6, 1921- 1,413,981. v Patented Apr 25,1922,

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Original application filed March 16, 1907, Serial 1 To. 3G2,727. Renewed March17, 1916, Serial No.

rite! Specification of Letters Patent. Patented fip 84,954. Patent No. 1,204,658, dated November 15,1916. Divide and-this application filed October 17, 1916, Serial No. 126,094. Renewed-September 16, 1921, Serial No. 501,183.- I

To all whom it may concern."

British subject, residin'g in the borough of Manhattan, city and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improve- 1 ments in Wheels, of which the followingis a full and clear description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. This invention relates to wheels, and mor particularly to means for removably attaching the rim. portion to the wheel proper, as

has been shown and described in original application for Letters Patent filed March 16, 1907, Serial No. 362,727, renewed March 17 1916, Serial No. 84,954, now Patent 1,204,658, Nov. 15, 1916, and of which original application this case is a divisionand relates to inventions originally shown,-or which .in said original case were described and not shown,

such features asare claimed herewith havev as their particular objects means for attaching an inflated tire to a fellyin ways'to secure ready .demounting, simplicity of construction, resistance to circumferential drive and" in general strength and economy and other features as will appear .from the following description. I

' My invention is moreparticularly set-forth by reference to a specific embodiment, which I now fully describe with reference to the drawings hereto appended and forming a part hereof, changes or modifications from this specific form may be made. without departure from my invention ashereinafter claimed. I r

In the drawings,-Fig. I is a side View of part of a wheel, without tire, and with spokes partbroken away Fig. II is a section of felly I and adjacent parts, with tire of what is known as the clincher' type, showing means of attachment of tireshoe 01"COV8IfhO1i-S rim; Fig/III is a section of felly with completely detachable rim and the attaching means,jshowing the valve stem of the tire passing through the folly and other parts; Fig. IVis a view from theunder slde of the adjacent ends of the split ring locking orattachi'ngband'; Fig. V is-a fragmentary exploded perspective view. of rim and locking; band showin ferrule to pass .betweenband Lends; Fig, I is a section .of form showing .the helical cam for tightening locking wedge. The form of my invention thus illustrated. 2 consists essentially of the felly. A, the rim B with its tire o. On"the felly is secured Be it known that I, Hoso C.;GiBsoN, a

a band D, along one edge of which is a ridge flange F may be interrupted, that is in sectlons, at a number of places, or continuous.

The seat G of'the'felly band I prefer to make groove Hj'cl'ose cylindrical and may have I a to the fellyin any desired manner.-

The seat'J ,ofthe rim Bis cylindrical. 6 5

tersunk, leaving the seat J flush." Between -E, whi le onthe opposite sideis a'fiangejlfl,

extending-inwardly beside the felly. This therim seat J and felly band seat erg-"are two bands which .I will call thejclam-ping band N and the locking band 0, each h-aving one face cylindrical and therother tapered', whereby both bands co-op'erate as 1i 1 Band N may have a lip it register-- wedges. ing with thegroove H. BandfO-hasa plurality'of slots P obliquely disposed: Engag ing with each slot is a stud orlike partd,

ter consists ofza shank projecting laterally enlargement S on one side.- I i projecting through band D, forming partxof or operated by alockingblock- Rj The lat-j under the band 'D,Land-'the head Swithan Itwill thus be seen-thatmy 'completelymef movable rim with tire on and inflatedcan-be attached to tliewheel proper by moving it laterally over the folly band whenthe locking band 0 is withdrawn, that 'is, moved to the right as shownin-the figures of section.

j After rim an'dtire'have been moved into place, that is,-moved to theleft so that the rim engages the ridge E,-stopping the rimin the desired'position they are secured. The

securingis effected by turning the heads S of].

the locking blocksby any convenientmeans; preferably a special tool or ordinarywrench, and theactionof turning revolves the studd in the oblique groove P in. the lockin g banfd O,'whereby--the band 0 is forced laterally, and by the wedging action, owing to its en- I 4 .gagement with the clamping-band Nyi'tfexp'ands this band, thereby securely; clamping or mechanically locking thetire with its rim- T B, 'to the felly band The feature in V preferred form of a-bandN' which ,is jeX-' vpanded has the added. advantage of. confreeing f g 1;05 V tractingwhenbandO-is' withdrawn, thereby r y and completely loosening the c mpl y ach ler iimm d yi The forms of tire rim attaching construction.

The enlargement S on the head of the locking block engages one edge of the mm.

B on the opposite side from the rim positioning ridge E, and this engagement including in my preferred form a slight roughness on the inner face of 5, results in engagement preventing the rotation of the locking block, unless the same is forcibly rotated by the means used for setting it up. This attachment or clamping I term setting-up. The locking band and consequently its slots are positioned by registering of valve tube T, hereinafter described or by other suitable means. It will be seen that in the act of setting-up, the clamping band 0 will tightly contract on the seat G of the felly band D, while the setting-up will expand the clamping band N, and cause it to securely bind on the seat J, being the inner surface of the completely detachable rim. In order to remove the rim and tire, the locking blocks, of which there are a plurality at intervals around the felly, are turned half around so that the enlargement S is out of the way, and no portion of the head S projects to a sufficient extent to interfere with the lateral removal of the completely detachable rim and tire. This rotation of the locking blocks effects by means of the stud or cam member d, a withdrawal of the locking band 0, and

the band N being held through the lip '21., engaging with the groove H, the disengaging of the conical band surfaces'permits the contraction of the band N, whereupon the rim with its tire is free and may be laterally removed.

l Vhile many details of construction or variations are possible, in my preferred. form I use clamping and locking bands of rolled steel, while the conical surfaces or faces may be finished in order to permit of more free movement in setting-up, and in my preferred form I likewise may not machine the cylindrical face. of each of the bands as unmachined they more securely bind with the seat. of the rim and the seat of the felly band respectively.

It will be seen that I can employ any form of rim with its pneumatic tire inflated before hand and comprising a unit ready for use. Forms offlush valve for inflating the tire may be used, or side valves, but if desired a long stem valve may be used, as

the hole in the more particularly shown in Fig. III. In the latter case the attachment of the rim is effected by first passing the long stem valve through the hole in'the securing bands and felly, after which insertion the rim then seated at one side is laterally pushed onto the rim at the opposite side of the wheel. In my preferred form I employ a tube T around the valve stem hole, secured to the wheel rim B, which upon insertion passes through holes or transverse slots in the securing bands or between theirends and into a hole in the felly band as illustrated in Fig. V in which band N split has its adjacent ends fashioned to accommodate the tube B. with the rim slightly removed as in the act In the figure this is illustrated a of insertion. This secures registering of these parts at the valve hole and relieves strain or abrasion from the valve stem itself. The hole through the, felly proper is made sufliciently larger than the valve stem so that the slight tilting necessary when mounting this form of construction, can be readily effected.

While certain parts of my invention'may be embodied without respect to the flushtire attaching lug nut M, when the latter is used the. nut protrudes on the upper side of the rim and the threaded shank or lug stem passes into it in a manner. as will be seen by reference to Fig. 11, affording a sufficient number of threads to securely hold the'lug, whereas the protruding nut affords a ready means of finding its location when inserting and clamping the tire G to the rim B.

While the locking block, as shown in my preferred construction, has the stud d passing through a straight slot in the felly band D, and engaging with the edge of the slot in the felly band, thereby bringing the shearing strain of the locking stud directly be; tween the locking band 0 and the felly band D, this construction may be modified so that the slot in the felly band Dis wide enough to permit free mo'vementof a helical cam or prolonged locking stud on the shank r of the locking block R, as shown in Fig. VT in which the helical members U engage circumferential grooves V on the underside of the band 0 and under these circumstances the bearing or resistance against lateral movement of R may be afforded by engagement of the shank of R in a manner as shown in one-form against the flange F, of the felly band D. In this latter construction the prolonged stud or cam affords a greater shearing strength, and being less than 180 degrees permits entire disengagement from the'band O of the locking-stud. It also effects more securely, readily and effectively the releasing or setting-up of the locking band. I V

In the embodiment of my invention in some forms I may secure. thebandN'more or less permanently to. the seat of the rim. This is not, however, my preferred form, and may necessitate the complete removal of the clamp'ng or locking band preliminary to the removal of the rim. I

It will be seen that in my preferred form it is possible, owing to the cylindrical seat on the completely detachable rim, tomount the rim and tire either side first, which means that the seat of the rim must be symmetrical about the medial plane ofthe rim as a whole, which has its marked advantages. The ridge E being permanent and being on the felly band conforms to practical requirements, becausein view of the diife'rence in the two ends of the hub in a wheel, wheels are invariably one-sided, and even one-sidedness of the felly band by Way of an inclined seat is therefore not objectionable.

It will thus be seen that my invention affords the greatest facility in the ready and quick removal or attachment of a previously inflated tire to a wheel, and at the same time is a simple and lnexpenslve constructlon, and when attachment is effected has the result of most positively locking the completely detachable rim and tire to the wheel, in a manner most effective to resist the great strain to which suchtire shod Wheelsare subjected, as in the use of high-speed and high-powered automobiles.

lVhile various modifications in detail or arrangement of my invention are possible, including under certain conditions omission of some of the elements shown and described in the specific formherewith illustrated, I

do not therefore wish to limit myself to felly prevents circumferential movement of the tire and abrasion of against the valve, I

2. The combination in a wheel of 'a tire and its completely removable rim, a felly, a slot in said felly, a locking member betweenthe split band said felly and said rim adjacent to said slot,

a helical cam supported in said slot and engaging said locking member and means for operating said helical cam to efiect locking of said rim to said felly.

3. The combination in a wheel of a removable tire rim, a felly, a wedge" between the rim and the felly to lock them together, means for forcing the Wedge in position comprising a rotatable stud and a helical surface moved thereby in engagement With cooperating recesses on the locking ring. Signed this 16th day of October, 1916.

p HUGO C. GIBSON.

Vitnesses:

HERMANN F. CUNTZ,

H. MUCHMORE. 

